Introduction
Welcome to the class titled: Effective Teaching: Improving classroom instruction to improve student performance (better thinkers, better citizens, better students). I am the professor Dr. Michael Gill.
ASCD Articles


Quote

"True educaction is to learn how to think, not what to think." - Krishnamurti


Course Outline



Course Materials



Online Assignments
  1. Read the an article above.
  2. Write three "puzzling" questions and "explore" possible answers. Type up your questions and exploration.

Course Texts

Danielson, Charlotte (2007). Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching.
Marzano, Robert (2006). Classroom Instruction that Works.

Websites
NY Times - Character
NY Times - Homework
Mind Brain Education
Spaced Repition
Retrieval Practice
Cognitive Disfluency
Interleaving
ASCD
Gladwell
Danielson
Marzano
Professional Learning Communities